10-08-2007, 09:05 PM

So I have this weird host from Germany connecting to me after looking at StreamWatcher for a bit. I googled it and it seems to be a vhost for a shell hosting company. How could I block that host? My software firewall is on by the way. I also use IRC, but that isn't the same host.

10-09-2007, 07:59 AM

What are they trying to do?
The built in firewall should handle that... or are you behind a router?

10-09-2007, 03:26 PM

I was trying to block a certain host from connecting to me. I found a solution though:

Open up Terminal (Apps --> Utilites folder)
Type sudo cp /etc/hosts /etc/hosts.backup
sudo pico /etc/hosts
Add a line similar to this for each host you want to block (excellent for ads): 127.0.0.1 Host.You.Want.To.Block.td
Press Ctrl + x
Press Y to save
Press enter to confirm file name
Exit terminal and try it out

10-09-2007, 08:40 PM

excellent

custom hosts file on XP was great for just that purpose , so looks like I can just migrate it from XP to OSX

for the curious

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

10-09-2007, 11:55 PM

Editing your hosts file doesn't block a host from contacting you (inbound)... that edits the outbound behavior.

After editing your hosts file, remember to flush the computer's dns cache. In Terminal:

lookupd -flushcache

10-10-2007, 01:05 AM

was referring to the ads part

sorry :p

the router and firewall handles the inbound fine